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Google urges US lawmakers not to ban teenagers from social media. (indusbusinessjournal.com)

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Google urges US lawmakers not to ban teenagers from social media.::San Francisco– Google has asked the US Congress not to ban teenagers from social media, urging lawmakers to drop problematic protections like age-verification technology. The tech giant released its ‘Legislative Framework to Protect Children and Teens Online’ that came as more lawmakers, like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), pushed for the Kids Online Safety Act, a …

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[-] teichflamme@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

No, it's rules like "homosexual content is harmful to kids so it will be banned".

That would suck

And adults couldn't possibly like strawberry. That MUST be about addicting kids

It's just easier to get kids addicted. That's why they need special protection.

Not a blanket ban, just the likely result

Honestly, not the worst outcome. Social media appears to do more harm than good, especially for kids.

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